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12-17-2011, 12:28 PM | #48 |
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Im not trying to derail the thread, looking for an answer: are UR catless downpipes not considered afforable ($549 IIRC)? I searched for complaints on quality, asked about this in the xi section of this forum, and didnt see any, didnt receive answers... so now I have them in my living room. So that leads me to assume that either I'm not finding lots of quality complaints, or the $5xx range isnt affordable. ?? But that cant be it, people who drive these cars cant find the $5xx range out of their price range if they have a 335xi, right? Stumped...
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Well, yes you were trying to! A reasonable price does not equate to affordability. A few months ago $550 was a great price on 3" dps, now I wouldn't bother looking beyond the VRSF set at its price point. I can't find the extra value in AR/AA/MS comparatively.
Now if these guys could only have predicted the market demand!!
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12-17-2011, 08:59 PM | #51 | |
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12-17-2011, 09:14 PM | #52 |
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No. "a set". I didn't see that. I paid a measly $430 for them, new, so I'm not extremely concerned if they don't sparkle in two years. I'll throw em on, and if I need to replace them I will. Lol. If that's this cars biggest issue a year or two down the road I'll be thrilled. I'll pull them off in a year or two and maybe I'll have rusty pipes to snap some pictures of and a new set from VRSF :-) now, I am trying to rerail. I'll buy these if mine rust out
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12-18-2011, 09:33 AM | #54 | |
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One bad set? Good chance... UR does make good quality exhaust parts for other cars (Subaru, Mitsubishi etc) that don't have the same corrosion issues like in that thread. The $430 you spent might be a solid $430 . |
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12-18-2011, 09:55 AM | #55 |
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Lol you're not getting it- it's only, just, $430. Ie if they suck and I have to replace them down the road, $430 will not keep me up at night. The research consisted of: two companies offer them, one costs half the price of the other. Phoenix doesn't see the saltiest roads either, to my knowledge they may very well have been a bad buy... I've made plenty of bad buys to worry about, $430 for DPs that have two sets of rusty pictures from customers with bad winters doesn't worry me is what I'm hoping you understand
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12-18-2011, 10:12 AM | #56 |
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You have serious reading comprehension issues haha. I was agreeing with you.
UR does make quality parts so it's likely this was just a bad batch. A "solid $430" = money probably well spent. We good? |
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12-18-2011, 10:32 AM | #57 |
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I always was Ive seen wink faces used to indicate sarcasm too many times perhaps. Like, people think they're witty and what not...
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12-18-2011, 02:01 PM | #58 |
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12-21-2011, 05:40 PM | #59 |
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Any updates on production?
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Good to see more competition for the XI's though. When I first bought it was either AR or UR. And UR's build quality didn't look well and IIRC JPSIMON had issues with his pipes rusting and eventually cracking
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12-22-2011, 08:15 AM | #65 | |
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UR is still the best option IMO. They confirmed that they've never had a part fail due to rust or corrosion. The piping is 304 stainless and the flanges are 3/8" steel. The flanges will develop surface rust over time if left alone, but a shot of POR-15 or some other rust spray would probably do the trick as preventative maintenance. For half the price of AR for essentially the same thing (I'm okay losing 5-10WHP), I see no issues. |
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12-22-2011, 04:10 PM | #66 |
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